FAN FOUND GUILTY

A Liverpool fan has been found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra in a match between Manchester United and Liverpool last season. The racial problem has been growing in England especially when it comes to football in the last season. There have been a number of incidents of racial abuse towards black players. Patrice Evra has himself suffered racial abuse at the hands of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who has since been found guilty and banned for eight matches. Now, a Liverpool fan has been found guilty of making monkey gestures to Patrice Evra in a match between Liverpool and Manchester United.

He has now been banned for attending any Liverpool or England matches for the next four years. The prosecuting officer has confirmed that the incident took place in the fourth-round FA Cup match between the two clubs at Anfield. The coverage of the match was done by ITV. The TV cameras clearly picked the Liverpool fan showing racist monkey gestures towards Patrice Evra. This led to widespread complaints on social networking sites like Twitter. The Liverpool fan – Phillip Gannon, who is a carpenter, has denied making any racist gestures towards Patrice Evra, and insisted that it was directed at the travelling supporters.

“This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated and we will do all we can to eradicate this kind of behaviour. The club are thought to be considering their own ban for the supporter, although it is as of yet unclear how long this may be,” said an official statement on the website of Liverpool. The 58-year-old has been found guilty and has been fined £ 180. He will also have to pay the prosecuting charges of £ 300. Phillip Gannon will now be banned for four hours before and after the England and Liverpool matches.

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